Cathy picked up a car by her house and could drop it off anywhere. When it was time to leave, she found another car2go to get home.

“I found out they’re very popular,” she said.

She paid by the minute. Cathy said her cost was about $23 per hour during driving time. Her total was about $5 per day.

She believes she’d have to buy a smartphone to easily locate the cars. She said she felt stress wondering if there would be a car nearby when it was time to go home.

“If you were going to class and you absolutely needed a ride home, you’d better keep the car signed out to use so it’d be there when you get back. So you’d have to pay by the minute while you were in class.”

Other services

Cathy looked at other services too, like Getaround, where you can rent other people’s personal cars. The owners set their own prices.

It’s the same for Relay Rides, with local car owners offering their vehicles for $4 to $12 per hour.

Cathy said she hasn’t given up on car sharing. Her husband uses Zipcar for his job at a consulting firm. Plus he can ride a bike to work and save money on parking.

She said she may be willing to make the change once their second car finally dies.